The California Labor Comission just ruled that Uber must treat its drivers like normal employees, rather than independent contractors, potentially forcing the company to pay benefits and cover expenses. The decision is being hailed as a victory for worker rights and a major blow to the growing billion-dollar transportation startup.
Two little girls in Overton, Texas named Zoey and Andria Green, aged 7 and 8 respectively, made the mistake of thinking they could sell lemonade to raise money for a Father’s Day gift without obtaining the appropriate clearances from our hyper-regulatory super-government.
The European Union has been involved in what seems like a permanent investigation of Google for abusing its search-engine dominance. There is a certain through-the-looking-glass quality to Reuters’ report on the latest developments, as Google is punished with anti-competitive regulations for allegedly engaging in anti-competitive practices.
The USDA is proposing regulations for seafood, following its controversial regulation proposal on beef.
There is a saying in Latin: Primum Non Nocere, which translates to “First Do No Harm.” That phrase basically means that given an existing problem, it may be better not to do something, or even do nothing, than risk causing
Self-proclaimed “ungodly rich” owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks appeared as a guest on ESPNU’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Friday to discuss the globalization of sports and social issues. According to Cuban, with the way the financial system
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama touted regulations for financial advisers in the name of “retirement security.” Transcript as follows: Hi everybody. In America, we believe that a lifetime of hard work and responsibility should be rewarded with a shot at
Uber, the ride-sharing service that lets customers summon transportation using a smartphone application, has announced it will make good on its threat to cease doing business in San Antonio, Breitbart Texas has learned. The San Antonio City Council passed a new ordinance last December in a 7-2 vote, to be effective on March 1, and Uber says that if the ordinance is allowed to go into effect, they will leave the city.
In a video posted on his Facebook page on Monday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) showed the 79,066 pages of new and updated regulations to make the point that the Congress has conceded too much of its lawmaking authority to unelected
Actor and Northern Ireland native Liam Neeson was considering a move back to his home country, but he changed his mind after the government introduced a new charge on water, according to a new report.
